The Weekly Miner

But what we do protest against, on general principles, is the tendency in too many instances to employ "cheap teachers." Surely, if the mind is worthy of culture, it should have the best talent that can be had. When the question is narrowed down to a choice between A, who can be employed at thirty-three dollars a month, or B, who can be had at thirty dollars, without reference to their qualifications, the whole business is reduced to a very low plane, indeed. It is not the common sense, business plane. It is not the policy that governs the thrifty farmer in buying a horse.—Burlington Hawkeye.